Where can I purchase a USB cable for the Samsung Digimax A40 Digital Camera?

Try NOT connecting your camera to your computer.


The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.


Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

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Well, you can download the driver here : www.nodevice.com/driver/.../Samsung/Digital_Cameras.html
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The manual can be downloaded from
http://www.samsungcamera.com/customer/download/cus_down_main.asp?key=s500
The USB cord can be purchased online if you Google
"samsung digimax S500 camera usb cable". There are a lot of vendors and you should not pay more than $10.00 for it.

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Connecting the camera to a PC
1. Turn the PC power on.
2. Turn the camera power on.
3. In any mode other than Voice Recording mode, press
the MENU button.
4. Press the LEFT/ RIGHT button and select the [SETUP]
menu tab.
5. Select the [USB] menu by pressing the UP/ DOWN
button and press the RIGHT button.
6. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select
[COMPUTER], and then press the OK button.
7. Press the menu button twice and the menu will disappear.
8. Connect the PC and the camera via the USB cable.
- Insert the small plug of the USB cable into the camera USB connection terminal.
- Insert the large connector of the USB cable into the USB port of the PC.
- The plugs must be firmly inserted.

note: driver for a40 must be installed in your computer.
you can get it here.

Try to check if the camera software and driver is properly installed in your computer.

Make sure that your camera is compatible with your computer operating system.

Are you sure you purchased a genuine Samsung USB cord? Because it would be much advisable to use Samsung USB cable.

Try to go to MyAccessoryMall.com and you may purchase the cable there.

Try taking it out and looking for a white switch. Try flicking it.

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I can't imagine why in the world you would want to pay an inflated price for another proprietary USB cable. I haven't plugged a camera directly into my computer for years. The last time I did, it was balanced precariously while downloading pictures and got knocked off the table. The USB cable stopped its fall, but the jack in the body of the camera was twisted in the process and completely ruined. A much better option would be to head to your local Comp USA, Best Buy, Radio Shack, etc. and purchase a 9 in 1 card reader. It's a small block of plastic with several slots that will accept a wide variety of memory card formats that have been created over the years. With this single USB device you can read/transfer data from many different devices that you may own. The reader can stay attached to your computer all the time. You simply take the media card out of your camera and plug it into the reader whenever you want to download your pictures. Simple! As an added benefit, you can now make use of that pathetic 128 meg card that came with your camera. Write all your internet accounts, passwords, and other important info to it. Then hide it in a safe place (deposit box) in case of disaster.